Welcome to USADA’s dietary supplement safety education and awareness resource – Supplement 411. We thank you and congratulate you for taking the initiative to educate yourself regarding this important topic. As you may already know, the answers are not straightforward. No resource can protect you completely. The reality is that the use of dietary supplements can be risky, and that awareness, caution, education, and common sense must be exercised when considering their use. The resources on this page will help you gain a better understanding of the dietary supplement issue and cover topics including:

#CleanIn15 USADA understands that cheating by doping is just one manifestation of a fundamental ethical problem—the willingness to win in sport at all costs. This attitude undermines the intrinsic value of sport, and all that it offers, and incurs serious health and social costs to all of those who participate. To better understand what Americans believe about the role and significance of sport in society and to assess their views on sport ethics and values, role models, and aspirations, in 2010, USADA commissioned a survey of nearly 9,000 Americans, representing the general population, coaches, athletes, and parents of athletes involved in Olympic-path sports and non-Olympic level sports (e.g. community-based, school-based, informal). You can read it at truesport.org/resources/publications/... See MoreSee Less